Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi calling out the students to the stage, and Prof. A. Ramachandran presenting the certificates to the degree holders, 1968

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Institute Events , Convocations

Prof. R. G. Narayanamuthi was the Head of Mechanical Engineering Department and Prof. A. Ramachandran was the Director of the Institute at this time.

A total of 388 degrees were conferred in the year 1968. This included 292 B. Tech. degrees, 18 in M. Sc., 52 in M. Tech., 19 in DIIT and 7 in Ph. D.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Convocation, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0306/IMG_0371

Album ID:

0306

Date:

1 August 1968

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Fifth Convocation

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)